By Christine Brennan, Jacob Lev and Jen Deaton, CNN (CNN) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Wednesday that Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva did not meet the burden of proof to overturn her four-year ban for testing positive for trimetazidine. Valieva had suggested the prohibited substance was in her body because she ate
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy and Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For Lionel Messi, it should have been a few minutes of easy work. But the Argentine soccer idol’s failure to leave the substitutes’ bench in a routine preseason exhibition match has unleashed an unexpected public relations nightmare in one of the world’s most lucrative sports
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, debería afrontar una investigación por crímenes de guerra por el brutal ataque de Moscú a Mariúpol, que dejó miles de muertos, innumerables edificios destruidos y fue seguido por una campaña generalizada de rusificación, afirmó Human Rights Watch (HRW) en un nuevo informe que analiza la
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken left the Middle East on Thursday with public divisions between the United States and Israel at perhaps their worst level since Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza began in October. Wrapping up a four-nation Mideast trip — his
Continue ReadingCNN By Marc Stewart and Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Blizzards and freezing rain have brought massive disruption to China’s peak Lunar New Year travel rush, leaving drivers stuck in cars on icy highways and passengers struggling to rebook canceled trains and flights. The severe winter weather comes as Chinese travelers make an estimated record
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Honda’s profit rose 3.5% in the October-December quarter from a year earlier on the back of solid demand in the U.S. and Europe and a recovery in its home market, the company said Thursday. Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co.’s profit in the last quarter was
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Continúa la búsqueda de cinco marines estadounidenses cuyo helicóptero militar fue encontrado en Pine Valley, en el sur de California, esta semana después de que no llegó a una base de San Diego como estaba previsto. Los marines estaban en un vuelo de entrenamiento a bordo de un CH-53E Super Stallion
Continue ReadingBy MARCO DI MARCO Associated Press GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland has erupted for the third time since December and sent jets of lava into the sky. The eruption on Thursday morning triggered the evacuation the Blue Lagoon spa which is one of the island nation’s biggest tourist attractions. Several communities
Continue ReadingBy Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Shares in Alibaba sank as much as 7% in Hong Kong on Thursday, after the Chinese tech giant reported disappointing sales figures and announced it would suspend listings plans for two of its units. Chairman Joseph Tsai said during an earnings call that “given the challenging market
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Un nuevo satélite revolucionario que proporcionará una visión sin precedentes de la vida marina microscópica de la Tierra y de las diminutas partículas atmosféricas está listo para su lanzamiento. La misión PACE de la NASA, o ecosistema de plancton, aerosol, nubes y océano, despegará este jueves a la 1:33 am, hora
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St. Charles is training nurses to work in intermediate care units at its Madras and Prineville hospitals, so that more patients can get a higher level of treatment close to home. Learn more here.
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, Andy Rose, Jason Hanna and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Five US Marines have been confirmed dead after their helicopter crashed in a remote area of Southern California during a training flight Tuesday night, according to a news release from their Marine Corps unit. Efforts are underway to recover their remains,
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Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley has begun announcing his 2024 schedule of town halls around the state, continuing his tradition of holding one in every county each year.
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Mt. Bachelor reopened the Northwest Express lift Wednesday afternoon, two days after it was closed due to an oil leak. A new electric motor has been ordered for the lift, which has had other recent closures. A viewer says several dozen people were stuck due to Monday’s shutdown and had to wait about an hour
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae and Andrew McNicol, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Former Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has signed for South Korea’s FC Seoul in a surprise move that ends the England international’s months-long search for a new club. FC Seoul announced the transfer on Thursday, calling Lingard, 31, “the biggest name in K
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ticked higher Thursday to set more records as further evidence piled up to show the job market remains remarkably solid. The S&P 500 inched up by 2.85 points, or 0.1%, to 4,997.91. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also set an all-time high after
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO and PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Prime Minister Ariel Henry urged calm in a public address following three days of violent protests that have paralyzed Haiti as thousands of demonstrators demand his resignation. The brief speech that aired early Thursday did little to appease thousands of people angry and
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Highly radioactive water leaked from a treatment machine at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but no one was injured and radiation monitoring shows no impact to the outside environment, the utility operator said Thursday. The cause of the leak is still under investigation. The filtering
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest climate satellite has blasted off to survey the world’s oceans and atmosphere in unprecedented detail. SpaceX launched the Pace satellite before dawn Thursday. The Falcon rocket headed south over the Atlantic from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to achieve a rare polar orbit. Pace
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has become the first Pacific leader to address Australia’s parliament. He vowed “nothing will come in between our two countries.” The nations later announced that Australia will spend more than $65.3 million on Papua New Guinea’s internal security, including a police barracks and training facility.
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